Shohei Ohtani dominates Padres as Dodgers take series at Petco Park
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) delivers during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. SAN DIEGO — Shohei Ohtani walked off the mound at Petco Park on Wednesday night with the same look he’s carried for much of this season, equal parts exhausted, focused and entirely in control. The Dodgers needed their superstar to be dominant in the biggest game of this early-season stretch against the Padres, and Ohtani delivered exactly that.
Five gritty scoreless innings. A leadoff home run on the very first pitch of the game. A bases-loaded escape punctuated by a primal roar after getting Fernando Tatis Jr.
to bounce into an inning-ending double play. That was the night in one sequence. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) delivers during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.
Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) delivers during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. And in a season that is starting to feel historic, Ohtani added another chapter as the Dodgers beat the Padres, 4-0, to take the series in San Diego and improve to 31-19 through 50 games. The Dodgers now have a 1 ½ lead over the Padres in the N.
L West Division. For all the highlights, this wasn’t Ohtani at his sharpest. That’s what made it more impressive.
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